Midway Chamber of Commerce September 27, 2022

Midway Chamber News

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***Luncheon Pass Offer Ends 9/30 Get Yours Today and Save!***


Happy Hour Chamber Connect @ Burning Brothers 10/12


Midway Chamber Coffee Club @ SK Coffee 10/13


October Member Luncheon Workforce: Employee Benefits 10/19


Economic Development - Disabled Workers in the Workforce: Helping Solve Staffing Shortages 10/25


***Don't Miss*** Who Won the 2022 Elections? Why and What it Means for the Future with Prof. David Schultz 11/16

Happy Hour Chamber Connect @ Burning Brothers


Are you new to the Midway Chamber, or want to find out how to best utilize your membership? Attend an upcoming ChamberConnect and meet other new and renewing members. Each month, the Midway Chamber will host a ChamberConnect as a way to interact and meet new people. The get-together rotates from a happy hour, lunch, morning coffee and a virtual meeting.



Chamber Connect is a great way to start you Chamber connections as you network and socialize with fellow members!

Date/Time:

Wednesday Oct 12, 2022

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT


Location:

Burning Brothers Brewing

1750 Thomas Ave W.

St Paul, MN 55104


Fees/Admission:

This is a free event, but please let us know that you will attend.


RSVP

Midway Chamber Coffee Club @ SK Coffee


The Midway Chamber continues it's new Coffee Club in the fashion of our Lunch on the Line events! This is a fun, casual networking program to kickoff your morning on the way to work. This month we will be at SK Coffee, a specialty coffee roastery at Vandalia Tower. 

Date/Time:

Thursday Oct 13, 2022

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CDT


Location:

550 Vandalia Street

St Paul, MN 55114


Fees/Admission:

Free to attend


RSVP

October Member Luncheon

Workforce: Employee Benefits


Trying to compete for talent with your benefit offerings? The benefit package can differentiate employers and demonstrate how you care for your employee’s wellbeing. Come hear a panel discussion on some unique and alternative benefit options for small and mid-sized employers who may not be able to afford medical coverage or who provide medical but want to add on offerings that employees value and need. The panel includes a physician from Midway Chamber member Evergreen Primary Care, Lisa Talcott a local Benefits Insurance Specialist, and an employer who recently implemented one of the unique options to their employees and Kara Sime, Your HR Navigator and moderator of the panel who can provide a broad perspective on what employers are considering. Come hear about new options prior to your 2023 benefits renewal.


Moderator

Kara Sime, Your HR Navigator

Kara Sime, founder of Your HR Navigator©, is an expert human resources consultant with over 20 years’ experience helping company leaders alleviate stress and confusion making HR work for their business.

Date/Time:

Wednesday Oct 19, 2022

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM CDT


Location:

Lyngblomsten

4415 Almond Ave

St Paul, MN 55108


Fees/Admission:

$40 members

$60 non-members


~Please inform the chamber directly if you will be using a luncheon pass for this event~


***Please note: Cancellations must be received via written notice. Substitutions are welcome or you may use your credit toward a future event per chamber approval. Reservations made within 48 hours of the event will be charged an additional $10


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Economic Development - Disabled Workers in the Workforce: Helping Solve Staffing Shortages


According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, about 5% of the workforce is considered disabled. How can disabled workers help solve the staffing shortages impacting so many employers? Learn more about disabled employees and the wide range of what defines a disability when you hear from a disabled worker and from a company who has benefitted from hiring employees with disabilities.

 

Speakers:

Brittanie Wilson, Equity and Justice Director, The Arc Minnesota

Mike Wall, Sales Executive, Optum Health

Andrea Zuber, Chief Executive Officer, The Arc Minnesota

Date/Time:

Tuesday Oct 25, 2022

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM CDT


Location:

Sunrise Banks

2525 Wabash Ave.

Saint Paul, MN 55114


Fees/Admission:

Free but please register to let us know you are coming!


RSVP

November Member Luncheon

Who Won the 2022 Elections?

Why and What it Means for the Future with Prof. David Schultz


One of the Midway Chamber's favorite speakers is back! This month, we will hear from Hamline University Professor David Schultz. This talk examines who won the 2022 elections and why. Professor Schultz will look at the results in Minnesota and nationally and assess their importance in 2023 and beyond.

Date/Time:

Wednesday Nov 16, 2022

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM CST


Location:

Minnesota State Fairgrounds

History & Heritage Center

West End Market

1841 W Dan Patch Avenue

St. Paul, MN 55108


Parking is available on streets near the History and Heritage Center.

***Transit: The Fairgrounds is on the 84 bus line, and the A Line Bus Rapid Transit route at the Como station.


Fees/Admission:

$40 members

$60 non-members


~Please inform the chamber directly if you will be using a luncheon pass for this event~


***Please note: Cancellations must be received via written notice. Substitutions are welcome or you may use your credit toward a future event per chamber approval. Reservations made within 48 hours of the event will be charged an additional $10

***Offer Ends 9/30***

2022/2023 All Access Luncheon Pass

As the Midway Chamber returns to in-person events, we're excited to announce we're bringing back our annual luncheon passes. Save big and be part of this year's lineup of great programming coming your way with this exclusive deal. Bring along colleagues or clients to check out the wide array of speakers and topics, as well as experience various local venues including those of your fellow Midway members! 
Benefits

  • Use this pass for any of our 12 luncheon meetings (July through June)
  • Pass may be used for our virtual programming
  • Use this pass for multiple members to attend the same luncheon or invite guests
  • Special offer is up September 30, 2022!

Featured Topics

  • Patio Party and Recognition Event
  • Business Success Stories
  • Workforce
  • Celebration of Nonprofits Expo
  • Legislative Panel
  • Public Safety
  • Economic Development Summit
  • Parks and Greenspace in the Midway
  • Leadership Summit
  • Business Tips and Trends
Access Level

Full Year Pass $450

12 Luncheons (July-June)
Includes full entrance into our 1/2 day summits 

1/2 Year Pass- $225


6 Luncheons (July-June)

Includes full entrance into our four 1/2 day summits.

3/4 Year Pass- $337.50


9 Luncheons (July-June)

Includes full entrance into our four 1/2 day summits

Place your order and reserve your passes with our luncheon application form

Questions may be directed to ana@midwaychamber.com

Community Service at Humphrey Job Corps!

Open House Invitation


On behalf of the YMCA of the North, we would like to invite you and your community to the Whole-Person Wellbeing Open House at the St. Paul Midway YMCA on October 4th from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.


We’re celebrating the unveiling of George Wellbeing, an initiative aimed at promoting health equity by bridging gaps in our existing health care system. This initiative has been made possible by a transformational gift from Penny & Bill George and the George Family Foundation. 


This event will launch our wellbeing initiative, and all are welcome to experience our whole-person wellbeing programming. Join us at https://wellbeing.ymcanorth.org/open-house for more details. 

Everest Cleaning Systems, LLC

Urban Growler Now Sells 4 pks

Find Urban Growler beer on draft & in cans here!

On Sunday, the Star Tribune announced that SPIRE Credit Union has been voted Minnesota's Best in the credit union, customer service, mortgage, and wealth management categories.


The Star Tribune Reader's Choice Award program recognizes the three best businesses from more than 390 categories. With over 90 credit unions in Minnesota, SPIRE was voted one of the best in all four categories it was nominated.


"I am overwhelmingly proud of our team at SPIRE," stated SPIRE President/CEO Dan Stotlz, "to be voted Minnesota's Best in four categories speaks to who we are and how we do business at SPIRE. Our staff shows up every day with a passion to help others."


Winners were announced on the Minnesota's Best website on September 25 and will be included in a special Minnesota's Best magazine sent to Star Tribune subscribers in October.

Little Free Library Open House


As of July, the Little Free Library office is now located in St. Paul, MN! We are so excited to be part of the Midway neighborhood and the Twin Cities community. There's even more exciting news: we're hosting an open house!


We're inviting stewards and friends in the Twin Cities to check out our new digs (including the awesome mural pictured here), meet the staff, celebrate our official ribbon-cutting, and convene for happy hour. Stewards will have the opportunity to choose from a selection of books to take home for their Little Free Libraries.


Join the celebrati

on on Tuesday, September 27:


4:30 - 6 p.m.: Little Free Library stewards arrive to pick up books at the Wycliff Building (2327 Wycliff St., Suite 220)

6 p.m.: Midway Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting

6:10 p.m.: Happy Hour with drinks and light appetizers at Urban Growler's beer garden


RSVP

Join award-winning Chef Justin Sutherland and Mpls.St.Paul Magazine's Senior Food & Dining Editor Stephanie March at Smoke Out! This is the most lip-smacking, mouth-watering, outdoor barbecue event of the fall featuring more than a dozen of local chefs (and their smokers). This one-of-a-kind day is filled with live music, specialty cocktails, craft beer, smoked meats & treats, plus a live meat raffle!

** THIS IS A 21+ EVENT **

 

Sunday, October 2, 2022

Allianz Field – Great and East Lawns (outside)

12pm – 1pm VIP early entry available

1pm – 6pm Event open to all ticket holders


We are offering a 20% discount to Chamber member businesses and their employees.


  • VIP $100
  • GA $65


PROMO CODE: MIDWAY


Enter promo code at checkout Or visit mspmag.com/smokeout for more information.


Purchase Tix HERE!

Now Hiring


Full Time:


The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library 


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